Connect With The Ivies by
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/ SPRING 2013
This page: IvyConnect founders Beri Meric and Philipp Triebel. > Opposite page, clockwise from top: Nassau Hall, the oldest building at Princeton University; the IvyConnect application and platform, presented on an iPad; the Dartmouth rugby team at a Dartmouth vs. Penn State game in 2011; a Dartmouth student studying at Baker Memorial Library.
immediate needs—the antithesis of a corporate environment. At our IvyConnect office we have a company dog named “Potato,” a fully loaded wet bar, and a larger collection of MacBook computers than the laptop section of the Apple Store. I found the concept of IvyConnect to be intriguing and, before I knew it, I was officially at my first weekly Monday morning meeting. For better or for worse, our world has been quickly transitioning into a digital and online microcosm. Buying books, grocery shopping, and even making restaurant reservations can
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In June 2012, I ran into an old friend of mine in Beirut, Lebanon. It was a warm summer night and we coincidentally happened to be at the same café (a popular rooftop lounge called Iris) so close to the Mediterranean Sea you could taste the salt water. Running into a friend from New York in the Middle East was unexpected, but what happened next was truly serendipitous. Having been in real estate, I had helped this friend, Beri Meric, and his roommate, Philipp Triebel, find their Manhattan apartment. On this warm Beirut summer night, Beri and I spent a few hours reminiscing, talking about business, and catching up on life. Then, over some traditional Lebanese cocktails, Beri suggested that I join his and Philipp’s start-up, IvyConnect. We spent weeks discussing potential roles and in what capacity I could join the team. I quickly learned in the start-up world that roles are constantly changing in order to accommodate
Jamie Korey